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Don't lose faith in Dalglish - Roy Evans

ESPN staff
April 4, 2012
Liverpool have lost six of their last seven Premier League matches © Getty Images
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Former Liverpool boss Roy Evans feels the gloom will lift around Anfield if the club's fans keep the faith with Kenny Dalglish.

Liverpool are struggling in the league under Dalglish, with six defeats in their last seven matches leaving them eighth, 16 points off the top four and 34 behind Manchester United.

But the Reds, who face Everton in the FA Cup semi-final, could end up with two trophies this season, having already pocketed the Carling Cup - and Evans says that togetherness will be crucial to attaining that goal.

"You have to be positive. You have to stick together in times like this, from the players, to the manager, the backroom staff and the supporters," Evans told Liverpool's official website.

"It is always a difficult time when you go through periods like this as a manager. Especially as, being manager of a club like Liverpool, you know what it means to the fans. They are suffering at the moment, and having a hard time of it. And they have every right to be critical. That is part of being a fan. But at the end of the day, Liverpool still have a chance of winning the FA Cup, to go alongside the Carling Cup.

"Kenny is not stupid, he knows that his team have not performed to their capabilities of late. The league position is not what anyone at the club wants it to be, make no mistake, but my message to the supporters would be to stick together, and try to stay behind the team for the rest of the season. Because the team, the players, the manager, they need fans' support at times like this."

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